McLibel at the Red Vic Movie House 8/28 - 8/30

[Guest guest]

RED VIC MOVIE HOUSE

1727 Haight St.

San Francisco, CA 94117

415-668-3994

http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com

 

Sunday, August 28 – Tuesday, August 30

McLibel

Dir. Frann Armstorng UK 2005

McLibel documents the highly publicized court case between the McDonald's

corporation and a former postman and a gardener from London (Helen Steel

and Dave Morris). McDonald's tried to sue the two for distributing leaflets that

attacked all aspects of the corporations' Mcbusiness. In what became the

longest trial in English legal history, the " McLibel 2 " represented themselves

against McDonald's $19 million legal team. The result was a huge corporate

PR disaster, with every aspect of the corporation's business cross-examined:

from junk food and Mcjobs, to animal cruelty, environmental damage and the

company's advertising to children. Meanwhile, outside the courtroom, Dave

brought up his young son alone and Helen supported herself by working

nights in a bar. Filmed over ten years, McLibel features reenactments of key

courtroom scenes that were directed by Ken Loach. It addresses the power

multinational corporations wield over our everyday lives and offers two

unlikely heroes who are changing our McWorld. (85m)

Sun: 2:00, 4:00, 7:15, 9:15; Mon & Tues: 7:15, 9:15